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FALL CHALLENGE 2020
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StaceyNC30.2 - Dlmrose's Task: In Balance
Read 2 books where both books have the same number of words in their titles AND the same number of characters in their authors' names. Subtitles should be ignored. Spaces determine words.
Book 1: It's in His Kiss
Completed: 9/22/20
Author: Julia Quinn
Book 2: A Lot like Love
Completed: 9/23/20
Author: Julie James
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Nikki B5.7 Not just in NYC!
The Handmaid's Tale
Task Points: 5
Total Challenge Points: 85
Total BB Tickets: 1
ashbethindia15.4 And I Did It My Way
Option 1, Read 2 books, book 1 and book 2.
Book 1: November is National Memoir Writing Month.
Read a memoir or autobiography- a nonfiction account of the author's own life. The Memoir or Autobiography genre must be present on the book's main page or it must be clear from the book's subtitle or description ....
Book 2: Read a book with a six-word title. Ignore subtitles.
Option 2: Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both Book 1 and Book 2 in option 1.
Option 2:
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
6 word title, MPG Autobiography > Memoir
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15.4 And I Did It My Way
Option 1, Read 2 books, book 1 and book 2.
Book 1: November is National Memoir Writing Month.
Read a memoir or autobiography- a nonfiction account of the author's own life. The Memoir or Autobiography genre must be present on the book's main page or it must be clear from the book's subtitle or description ....
Book 2: Read a book with a six-word title. Ignore subtitles.
Option 2: Read 1 book that fulfills the requirements of both Book 1 and Book 2 in option 1.
Option 2:
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
6 word title, MPG Autobiography > Memoir
Points this post: 15
Total points: 265
Mcquaid5.1: Can't Go Wrong with the Bard - Read a book with the main page genre retellings.
book read: Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz
Points this post: 5
Points thus far: 5
Books read: 1
Mcquaid5.2: And the record is... - Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Book read: Virgin River by Robyn Carr - first book in the Virgin River Series.
Points this post: 5
Points thus far: 10
Books read: 2
Mcquaid5.5: It Really Happened - Read a book with the main page genre History or Historical Fiction
Book read: A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore
Points this post: 5
Points thus far: 15
Books read: 3
Mcquaid5.6: The AUDELCO Awards - Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are found in VIVIAN ROBINSON.
Book read: The Switch by Beth O'Leary
Points this post: 5
Points thus far: 20
Books read: 4
Mcquaid5.7: Not just in NYC! - Read a book set at least 50% in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, or Washington D.C.
Book Read: Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side by Eve Ewing
Points this post: 5
Points thus far: 25
Books read: 5
Mcquaid5.8: In London as Well - Read a book with a title of at least 3 words, where the initial letter of each word of the title is found in SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE.
Book Read: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Points this post: 5
Points thus far: 30
Books read: 6
Mcquaid10.1: Let's Go to the Theatre - Read a book with all the letters of THEATRE found in the title.
Book read: Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting by Erica Hirshler
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 40
Books read: 7
Mcquaid10.2: Avenue Q - Read a book with the letter Q or the letters AVE in the title/subtitle or author's name
Book read: Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime by Maggie Downs
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 50
Books read: 8
Mcquaid10.3: Wicked - Read a book with a title of 3 or more words in which the initial letter of each word can be found in APOLLO VICTORIA and/or GERSHWIN.
Book read: The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District by James Rebanks
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 60
Books read: 9
Mcquaid10.4: The Wiz - Read a book found on the African American list.
Book read: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
Can be found on page 2.
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 70
Books read: 10
Mcquaid10.7: National Comic Book Day - September 25 is National Comic Book Day. Read a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
Book read: Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës by Isabel Greenberg
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 80
Books read: 11
Mcquaid10.8: Trick or Treat - Read a book with the MPG Horror, Paranormal, or Supernatural.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 90
Books read: 12
Mcquaid10.10: Square Dance Day - Read a book that has a 2-, 4-, or 8-word title.
Book Read: No Offense by Meg Cabot
Points this post: 10
Points thus far: 100
Books read: 13
10.6 - Hobbit DaySeptember 22 is is a day to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's most lovable and heroic characters, the Hobbit. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again has an average of 4.27 stars over 2,841,048 ratings on Goodreads. Celebrate Hobbit Day by reading a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
I read American Dirt, which had 167,000+ ratings as of 9/29 and is currently rated at 4.3.
points: 135
books read: 10
tasks completed: 6
Big Books: 3
pages read: 3889
5.1 - CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THE BARD - Beastly: Lindy's DiaryMPG of Retellings - Fairy Tales > Fairy Tale Retellings - 18 users
Length verification approved in line 405 of the spreadsheet
TOTAL POINTS - 300
25.3 - FINDING A TOPIC FOR A TASKBOOK 1 - The City Baker's Guide to Country Living 352 pages
Contains all the letters of SCRATCH
BOOK 2 - Orkney Twilight by Clare Carson 352 pages
Authors initials in COPYCAT
TOTAL POINTS - 325
IngeTask # 20.10 group read
Book: The Last Wish
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date: 70 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 0
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 0
Books Read: 7
Tasks completed: 6/55
#pages: 2312
Task 20.8 - Flip, Flip, Hooray for New AuthorsCoin tosses: 2 Heads
read a book by a new-to-me author, who is female and lives in US
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
this is the first book by Daria that I have read
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565 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.1 - Tinker to Evers to Chance
Book 1: True Blue by Sigmund Brouwer
Book 2: Blue Moon by Marilyn Halvorson
Points this post: 15
Total points: 600
Tasks completed: 36/55
Books read: 47
TessaVanessaChallenge 15.4 And I Did It My Way
Option 2: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Points this post: 15
Total points: 615
Tasks completed: 37/55
Books read: 49
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I read Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking. Matching name is Amanda. I read the kindle edition, linked to top paperback.
total points: 395
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I read a kindle ARC of Murder in Old Bombay, linked to the hardcover edition (no MMPB or pb). Added to my TBR on 6/15/20.
total points: 410
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I used option 2 and read Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - I listened to the audiobook, linked to the top pb (no MMPB).
Author initials, FB, found in FlexiBility.
toal points: 430
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I used option 3 and read To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders. MPGs
Military History>American Revolution and American Revolution>American Revolutionary War. Book approved for option 3 in help thread, post 2
total points: 450
Joanne MITask 10.9 - Rock the Vote
Read a book that has at least two numbers from 11/3 found in the year the book was first published. Ex: 2013, 2011, 1991, 1983, etc.
I Lost My Girlish Laughter -published 1938
Claiming one Golden Oldie
Points this task 10
Total Points 90
BB's 1
GO this task 1
Total GO's 1
Delicious Dee15.5 - Get The Word Out
Alien Mischief - Cara Bristol - Cara bristol is a goodreads author; ebook only, approved #7995 of the ebook approval thread
points this post: 15
Total Points: 475
Task 15.5 - Get The Word Outread a book by a GoodReads Author
Unlawful by T.L. Wainwright
ebook verification: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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580 points
13 BB tix
4 GO tix
Joanna T20.3 – Best Review - Book Concierge – Banned Books Week
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
This book is on p. 4 of the list, number 303.
I read the audiobook, but the MMP has 850pp, so I'd like to claim 2 BB tickets.
Points this post: 20
BB this post: 2
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Total points: 205
BB: 3
GO: 0
Joanna T30.3 - Wayne's Task: My TV Is My New Best Friend
Option 1 - MPG Science Fiction
Crosstalk by Connie Willis
I read the kindle edition. The most popular paperback has 498pp.
Option 4 - Author with NEWS in name
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
I listened to the audiobook. The most popular paperback has 256pp.
498pp + 256pp > 550pp
Points this post: 30
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Total points: 235
BB: 3
GO: 0
Joanna T20.10 Group Reads
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
My post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Points this post: 20
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Total points: 255
BB: 3
GO: 0
Joanna T15.9 - How Ya Doin'?
Island of Graves by Lisa McMann
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14.0
This was added to my To Read Out Loud With my Kids list (which we keep in their bedroom) on April 26, 2020 when we finished the first book in the series and added the rest to the list.
Points this post: 15
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Total points: 270
BB: 3
GO: 0
Nick KY25.2 Cat’s Sheakespeare
Book 1. At least 3 word title: 1st letter of all title words in “Come, and take choice of all my library. And so beguile thy sorrow.”
I read Southern Music/American Music by Bill C. Malone.
There are two ways of looking at this. I think the official SRC way is that the title has three words, since Music/American, with its forward slash, has no spaces in between the characters. But even if that is not true, with four words, the book still fits this category.
S = Sorrow
M = coMe
(A = All)
M = My 248 pp
Book 2. Inits in William Shakespeare
I read Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson.
shAkespearE 320 pp
Total pp = 568 > required 500
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 400
5.2 #1 or 2 in Series Number White Nights by Ann Cleeves
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 10
GO: 1
BB: 1(500) (750) (1000)
Queen Bee Darlene10.5 Hamilton Series title begins with a letter in POC (articles may be ignored)
All the Devils Are Here
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 320
Brooke TX5.1 – Can't Go Wrong with the Bard
Read a book with the Main Page Genre retellings. Genre approved in help thread post 17:
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 10
Completed Tasks: 2
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX5.2. – And the record is....
Read a book that has a 1 and/or a 2 in its series number.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 15
Completed Tasks: 3
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX5.3 – Twice a Hat Trick!
Read a book first published in one of these years – 1950, 1979, 2003, 2018.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 20
Completed Tasks: 4
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX5.6 – The AUDELCO awards
Read a book by a single author whose initials (all of them) are found in VIVIAN ROBINSON.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 25
Completed Tasks: 5
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX5.9. The Europe Theatre Prize
Read a book set at least 50% in Italy, Greece, Poland, or Russia.
Points
This Post: 5
Total Points: 30
Completed Tasks: 6
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX10.1 - Let's Go to the Theatre
Read a book with all the letters of THEATRE found in the title.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 40
Completed Tasks: 7
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX10.5 - Hamilton
Read a book with a series title that begins with a letter in POC.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 50
Completed Tasks: 8
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX10.6 - Hobbit Day
Read a popular book (100,000+ ratings) that has an average rating of 4.00 stars or higher.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 60
Completed Tasks: 9
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX10.7 - National Comic Book Day
Read a book with the MPG Sequential Art.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 70
Completed Tasks: 10
Books Read: 30
Brooke TX10.9 - Rock the Vote
Read a book that has at least two numbers from 11/3 found in the year the book was first published.
Points
This Post: 10
Total Points: 80
Completed Tasks: 11
Books Read: 30
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25.2 - Cat's Task: Shakespearean Reading
Read two books, one for book one and one for book two
Book One: read a book with a three word title where the initial letters of every word are found in the quote: "Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow"
Book: Shadows in Death
Completed: 10/1/20
Book Two: read a book written by a single author whose first and last name initials can be found in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Book: Ride Hard
Completed: 9/30/20
Author: Hazel Parker
Approved: Post 7983
Points this Post: 25
Total Points: 80
Tasks Completed: 6